Monday, December 29, 2025
- Expected goals, MIN–VGK
- 2.6–2.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 48.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 27–16
- MIN–VGK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Wild beat the Golden Knights 5-2 in a game the chances had about even, 2.7 expected goals to 2.6. Akira Schmid stopped all 15 shots for the shutout. Four points for Marcus Johansson: one goal and three assists.
- Akira SchmidShutout
Akira Schmid stopped all 15 shots for the shutout. The shots he faced were worth 1.5 goals to an average goalie. The Golden Knights lost 5-2 to the Wild.
- Marcus JohanssonBig night
Four points for Marcus Johansson: one goal and three assists. He has 12 goals this season. He played 13:46 and had three shots on goal. The Wild beat the Golden Knights 5-2.
- Yakov TreninPhysical
Yakov Trenin threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 12 points in 40 games this season. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
- Pavel DorofeyevVolume
Pavel Dorofeyev had 10 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.8 attempts a game. The Golden Knights lost 5-2 to the Wild.
- Mitch MarnerStreak
Mitch Marner has a point in 5 straight games. He has 40 points in 37 games this season. The Golden Knights fell 5-2 to the Wild.
- Jared SpurgeonShot blocker
Jared Spurgeon got in front of 6 shots. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 3 goals this season. The Wild beat the Golden Knights 5-2.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 74 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 23:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Brock Faber D | 21:33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 19:41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Jake Middleton D | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 17:24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 16:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 16:18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Matt Boldy L | 16:14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Danila Yurov R | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 14:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 14:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Marcus Johansson L | 13:46 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Nico Sturm C | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 11:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb D | 23:45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.12 | 0 | 5 | 58 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 22:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| Mitch Marner R | 21:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Mark Stone R | 20:15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.94 | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 18:02 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.61 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 17:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Brett Howden C | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 15:53 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Reilly Smith R | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Saad L | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Ben Hutton D | 14:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Colton Sissons C | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Alexander Holtz R | 13:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 11:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – |
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